Damascus-SANA
Next Wednesday, the Ministry of Health will launch a campaign to complete the routine vaccinations to follow up on the children who have dropped out, and it will continue until the 2nd of next January, with the exception of official holidays, and it includes children from one day to five years old.
The campaign targets about 2.8 million children in various governorates to assess their vaccination status and reach approximately 100,000 children who have dropped out, according to estimates announced by the Ministry in a statement published on its Facebook page.
The campaign, which will be implemented through 1,677 health centers and 750 mobile teams, aims to complete the routine child vaccinations included in the National Immunization Program, follow up on dropouts from the program and give them the due vaccines.
In its statement, the Ministry of Health confirmed taking the necessary measures to implement the campaign and reach the targeted children by distributing vaccines to all governorates and regions, amid strict quality control, mobilizing about 9,500 health workers, and emphasizing the application of all preventive measures in light of the Corona pandemic.
The ministry indicated that the vaccine is free, safe, and recommended by the World Health Organization, and that the immune response to vaccines does not disrupt or affect the children's immune system response to Covid 19, and does not prevent common symptoms such as cold, diarrhea or simple fever from being vaccinated, calling on parents to accompany their children to centers Health or mobile teams to assess their vaccination status and give them due vaccinations.
And the ministry's statement stated... Despite the repercussions of the siege, unilateral coercive measures, and the difficulties imposed by the terrorist war on Syria, the national vaccination program has not stopped and remains one of the government's priorities to ensure the safety and health of children and protect them from dangerous childhood diseases.
The vaccination program includes vaccines that protect against polio, tuberculosis, tetanus, measles, rubella, diphtheria, mumps, meningitis, whooping cough, hepatitis B and diseases caused by Haemophilus influenzae (pneumonia, septicaemia, and otitis media).
